Tournament Dates 2019: May 13- 19
The International Women's Tournament ITF EMPIRE Slovak Open with a prize money of 100 000 USD is the biggest women's tennis tournament in Slovakia as it was last year. EMPIRE Slovak Open held on clay in May has the potential to become the biggest Slovak women's tournament in history. It's prize money is still raising. At the end of the first year, it had been 25 000 USD. In 2011, it was twice the size. 2012 and 2013r, there were 75 000 USD which was divided to players and tournament was again called International Championship of Slovakia. This will repeat during the 7th year, but at the same time, prize money will raise on 100 000 USD which will remain in the seasons 2016 & 2017 & 2018 & 2019.
In the past, the world's players as Karolina & Kristyna Pliskova, Jelena Ostapenko, Andre Petkovic, Vera Zvonareva, Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Lucie Hradecka, Jovana Jaksic, Julia Glushko, Sandra Zahlavova, Elena Bovina, Yvonne Meusburger, Simona Halep, but also Jana Cepelova have been participated on tennis courts of TC EMPIRE Trnava.
More informationas on the website: www.empireslovakopen.sk
The winner of 2019 edition Bernarda Pera a runner-up Blinkova:
Previous winners:
2019 |
singles: Bernarda PERA (USA) |
2018 |
singles: Viktoria KUZMOVA (SVK) |
2017 |
singles: Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) |
2016 |
singles: Katerina Siniakova (CZE) |
2015 |
singles: Danka Kovinic (MNE) |
2014 |
singles: Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) |
2013 |
singles: Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova (CZE) |
2012 |
singles: Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) |
2011 |
singles: Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) doubles: Janette Husarova (SVK), Renata Voracova (CZE) |
2010 |
singles: Sandra Zahlavova (CZE) |
2009 |
singles: Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) |